Homemade fertilizer

[orchids3]

Have spread a lot of natural fertilizers - shoveled it into a big spreader from the cow pens then pulled the spreader behind a tractor slinging it all over the farm, tractor,self then ate more Angus beef (the source of the fertilizer) at dinner than at any other time. I think that what a lot of people dont understand is that to make a crop or plant grow well you give it what it needs - no more - no less. Maximum yield or best growth is good as it feeds the most people and gives the best profit to the farmer -and the best flowers to the orchid grower. Waste and polution are in lock step. So some testing and a little science is in order. Unfortunately few take the time to really understand what they are doing and the result is the damage to the earth we are trying to preserve and no real benefit to the plants we are trying to grow. Organic fertilizers rarely furnish all the nutrients the plants need. It takes time to understand. Most successful farmers and commercial horticulturists are part scientist and are not likely to waste expensive fertilizers or damage the ground they depend on for their living.